Grounds for board action

The following acts on the part of any permit holder shall be deemed by the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board to be grounds for revocation, suspension, nonrenewal of a license or permit, or issuance of a civil penalty:

(1) The violation of any of the provisions of this part;

(2) The violation of any provision of:

(A) The Arkansas Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1977, Arkansas Code § 26-57-201 et seq.;

(B) The Unfair Cigarette Sales Act, Arkansas Code § 4-75-701 et seq.;
(C)(i) Arkansas Code § 5-27-227 (providing minors with tobacco products and cigarette papers or placement of tobacco vending machines).

(ii) The grounds for the revocation, suspension, nonrenewal, or issuance of a civil penalty for violation of Arkansas Code § 5-27-227(a) are more fully set out in Arkansas Code § 26-57-257(p);

(D) Any federal law or regulation in connection with the sale or distribution of cigarettes or tobacco products; or

(E) Any Arkansas law or rule in connection with the sale or distribution of cigarettes or tobacco products; and

(3) The assistance of another individual to violate any of the provisions of rules of the board or to violate any provision of:

(A) The Arkansas Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1977, Arkansas Code § 26-57-201 et seq.;

(B) The Unfair Cigarette Sales Act, Arkansas Code § 4-75-701 et seq.;

(C) Any federal law or regulation in connection with the sale or distribution of cigarettes or tobacco products; or

(D) Any Arkansas law or rule in connection with the sale or distribution of cigarettes or tobacco products.